Briggs & Stratton 7.0hp, stalling issue

[shobiz354]

Briggs & Stratton 7.0hp, on toro self-pace mower. At the beginning of last summer, mower would start for a short time, then stall out. Assumed it was bad fuel, drained the tank, installed fresh gas, and it worked fine all summer.

I've now run the mower a few times this season, but just ran into the same problem. I went to start it up, it ran for a second or two at most, and then stalled. I drained the fuel again, filled with new fuel...it worked fine for about 30 mins, and then stalled again. I was able to re-start it immediately with no problem. It would then run for about 3 - 5 mins... same thing. Sometimes engine would slow a bit just before dying. But I could generally start it right back up right after it died.

Any suggestions of where to start are appreciated!

Thanks,

JL

 

[AnthemBassMan]

-First thing to do is try to run it with the gas cap either removed or loosened up good. It could possibly have the vents blocked.

L8R,
Matt

 

[EngineMan]

You may still have some dirt in the carb that is floating around which will find its way to the jet, re-clean the carb and fit a fuel filter in the fuel line and try again.

 

[shobiz354]

Thanks for the ideas.... fuel cap & carb cleaning on the to-do list for coming weekend.